José (Jo-say) Theodore (Thee-uh-dore) was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1994 and played with them until March of 2006, winning the Hart and Vezina Trophies in 2002. He spent two and a half seasons with the Colorado Avalanche. José signed with the Washington Capitals in July 2008 where he played the next two seasons. He was awarded the Masterton Trophy in 2010. He played the 2010-11 season with the Minnesota Wild, and then played 2 seasons with the Florida Panthers.

Saturday, December 31, 2011

One of José's teammates fell on him early in the 2nd period, and he was on the ice for quite a while in pain. He was able to finally skate off the ice under his own power, but he did not look comfortable. He has not been back to the bench since then, and it's over halfway through the 3rd.

It was thought it might be a knee/leg issue, because he feel very awkwardly on his leg. There was just an update, but it was the famous "lower body injury" business.

After the first period the Panthers trail 0-1. Much better than last night! José has stopped 8 of 9 shots.

And tempers have flared quite a bit. There has been more than one tussle when Panthers' players have been trying to protect José and keep the Habs away from him. Quite a big one at the end. Good times.

Kulikov fell on José during the 2nd period, and he had to leave the game. He went off under his own power, but he fell awkwardly on his leg. Possible leg or knee injury, but no one knows for sure yet. More as soon as I hear something.

Clemmensen came in and stopped all the shots he faced. It's tied at 1 right now.

I wanted to say a huge thank-you to the folks at Swamp Hockey for granting me permission to post the photos they took of José at the Toronto game and at practice yesterday. These are really great photos!! I'll post the practice photos in another post.

About Me

José Theodore will always be my favorite goalie. I have played Animal Crossing video games since 2003. I work in a university library, and I've been married to a wonderful guy since 2002 (even though he's not a hockey fan ;)